# 119-s-511: Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025

119-s-511, Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-511
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Charges labor organizations fees** for using federal resources and official union time. The fee would cover the value of paid union time plus the market value of office space, equipment, parking, and similar support. - Labor organizations would receive a quarterly bill equal to the value of their representatives' union time plus agency resources used and must pay within 60 days or face interest and escalating penalties, including possible loss of exclusive certification after 380 days. - Labor representatives would have to record union time in agency time and attendance systems; failing to record union time would be treated as absence without leave and can lead to adverse action. - Agency heads would calculate and notify organizations of fees within 30 days after each quarter ends, transfer payments to the Treasury general fund, and face Inspector General compliance reviews every two years.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Inspector General biennial compliance reviews: benefit, low. This bill would require each agency Inspector General to review agency and union compliance within two years of enactment and every two years after. Reviews would check the accuracy of union time records, whether fees were charged and paid promptly, and how agencies valued resources used by unions.…
- New timekeeping and discipline rules: cost, low. This bill would require agencies to record union time in their regular time and attendance systems. If a union representative uses union time but fails to record it, the absence would be treated as absent without leave and subject to adverse action. Willful or repeated failures in the same fiscal y…
- Penalties for unpaid union fees: cost, low. If a labor organization fails to pay a fee, interest would begin to accrue at the bill's defined rate. Starting 90 days after the payment due date the agency would deny further union time and stop providing agency resources to the union. At 180 days the agency would end allotments under section 711…
- Quarterly fees on federal unions: cost, low. This bill would require agencies to charge exclusive labor organizations a quarterly fee. The fee would equal the value of union time plus the value of agency resources used for union business. The bill would define hourly pay as the agency's total employment cost divided by hours worked and requir…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act
- 119-s-1711: STOP China Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-511 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/511)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-541)
- [119-s-1711: STOP China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1711)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-511 (as of 2026-04-21).